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Wath 193 for 8 Swinton 130 – Swinton Beaten In Another Race Against...

14 June 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 14, 1929 Wath Avenged. Swinton Beaten In Another Race Against Time. For the second consecutive week Wath beat the clock to win....

Thorncliffe 122 Swinton 53 – Swinton Crushed – Thorncliffe’s...

21 June 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 21, 1929 Swinton Crushed. Thorncliffe's Easy Victory. Swinton received a severe check on Saturday at the hands of Thorncliffe. Leach, the Wednesday...

Swinton 153 Mexborough 154 for 7 – Hard-Hitting Enables Mexborough To Win

28 June 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 28, 1929 Swinton Again Defeated Hard-Hitting Enables Mexborough To Win There were some "fireworks" in the annual Feast match between Mexboro' and...

Swinton 153 Mexborough 154 for 7 – Hard-Hitting Enables Win

28 June 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 28, 1929 Swinton Again Defeated Hard-Hitting Enables Mexborough To Win There were some "fireworks" in the annual Feast match between Mexboro' and...

A Triple Success

July 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 12, 1929 A Triple Success Mr. Richard G. Baker, second son of Mr. and Mrs. George Baker, of Greno House, Swinton,...

Wedding – Coates & Baker – Charming Wedding – Pretty Spectacle at Wath

July 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 26, 1929 Charming Wedding Pretty Spectacle at Wath   A marriage in which two well-known local families were concerned was celebrated in the...

The Wayzgoose

July 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 5, 1929 The Wayzgoose The staff of Ward and Sons, mineral water manufacturers, of Swinton, setting out on their annual excursion...

Killed By Fall – Accident During Precautions

July 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 12 July 1929 Killed By Fall Accident During Precautions Swinton Man’s Death Mr. W. H. Carlile held an inquest...

Cinema – Picture House

July 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 26, 1929

Cinema – Roxy – Opens

July 1929
From Cinema Treasures: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25425 Located in Swinton, south Yorkshire. The Roxy Cinema opened as the Picture House on 15th July 1929 with Jean Hersholt in “Battle...